Publisher's Synopsis
Few books written for practitioners provide any practical information regarding grief and loss issues with children and adolescents. In a clear and concise manner,Children and Loss: A Practical Handbook for Professionalsdetails the strengths perspective of grief and loss developed by the editors. It discusses grief and loss in relation to individual children while also addressing issues and strategies for families and professional teams. The handbook specifically focuses on the dynamics of grief and assessment issues and provides in-depth case examples. This realistic and usable application of essential techniques and resources will immediately enhance practitioners’ skills with children and adolescents in specific settings where children are most likely to present with grief and loss issues.
This book is a great resource for all practitioners who work with children, from foster care professionals and therapists specializing in divorce to counsellors in schools and churches. This book can also be used to academic settings for any course related to child development, child psychology, children and families, grief and loss, end of life, and death.
Features:
- Explains practical methods of grief assessment and intervention within a variety of specific contexts (see Table of Contents).
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- Includes case scenarios for practitioners to apply their knowledge of grief assessment and intervention to specific populations.
